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Is the rate of change of the function 5? Yes, because y changes by 5 every time x changes by 1.

Yes, because y changes by 1 every time x changes by 5.
No, because y does not change by 5 every time x changes by 1.
No, because y does not change by 1 every time x changes by 5.

Is the rate of change of the function 5? Yes, because y changes by 5 every time x-example-1
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Answer:

C. No, because y does not change by 5 every time x changes by 1.

User Dileep Nandanam
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Answer:

No, because y does not change by 5 every time x changes by 1.

Explanation:

If the rate of change was 5 the line on the graph would clearly be on a grid point. Since the line is not exactly on a grid point for some coordinates we cannot determine if the rate of change is 5. So we will go with option 3

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